Backend Developer Salary in San Francisco

Backend Developer jobs in San Francisco hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $272,233/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Ansa Antonishen

ansa.io
ansa.io • HQ: San Francisco, United States • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Custom Software Development • 51-200 employees • Est. 2022 • Likely startup • Trust B • Hiring 5
HQ: San Francisco, United States • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Custom Software Development • 51-200 employees • Est. 2022 • Likely startup • Trust B • Hiring 5
ANSA ANTONISHEN PRESS ABOUT TLDR I've worked in the tech industry for 14+ years as a researcher,designer, and leader. Now I lead design and research teams forathenahealth.
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Open 624 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 1 year ago Long shot · 6%

Mid-Level Full Stack Engineer - Backend Focused

≈ $131k – $260k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 2+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Middle
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Databases
PostgreSQL
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Open 624 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 1 year ago Long shot · 8%

Full Stack Engineer - Backend Focused

≈ $163k – $299k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Senior
Go
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
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Created by Humans

createdbyhumans.ai
createdbyhumans.ai • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Data Marketplaces, Sharing & Clean Rooms • AI Training Data & Annotation • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Data Marketplaces, Sharing & Clean Rooms • AI Training Data & Annotation • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 3
Created by Humans is a licensing platform that lets authors and creators license copyrighted works to AI developers for training and reference uses. It is led by a team with a background in digital publishing, technology and data infrastructure, and hires engineers and partnerships staff. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
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Open 655 daysTop 25% pay 1 year ago Long shot · 3%

Backend Software Engineer

$140k – $260k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
TypeScript
Python
JavaScript
Frontend
Tailwind CSS
Next.js
Radix UI
React.js
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Casa

getcasa.com
getcasa.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Kitchens, Bathrooms & Home Improvement • Local Services Marketplaces • Startup • Trust C • Hiring 19
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Kitchens, Bathrooms & Home Improvement • Local Services Marketplaces • Startup • Trust C • Hiring 19
Casa is a home services company building autonomous home care that combines a digital understanding of each home with skilled people to service it, founded by some of Uber's earliest employees. Its postings cover residential handymen in San Francisco, Berkeley, San Jose and San Mateo and an operations manager in Austin. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
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Senior Backend Engineer

≈ $152k – $281k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
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Ranger

ranger.net
ranger.net • HQ: San Francisco, United States • AI Development Tools • Software Testing & QA • 1-10 employees • Startup • Hiring 2
HQ: San Francisco, United States • AI Development Tools • Software Testing & QA • 1-10 employees • Startup • Hiring 2
Ranger builds quality assurance tools that let teams and AI agents verify work as fast as agents write it, so software ships quickly without losing quality. Customers such as Fanatics, Amplitude and Clay use it to close the gap between what agents build and what works in production. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
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Open 696 daysTop 25% pay 2 years ago Long shot · 10%

Full-Stack Engineer (Experienced)

$130k – $200k per year • Senior • 6+ years exp • Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Senior
C
Node JS
JavaScript
C
FFmpeg
Databases
PostgreSQL
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OpenAI
LLM
DevOps
Self-Healing
GCP
QA
Playwright
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Spellbrush

spellbrush.com
spellbrush.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Game Development • Generative Image • Est. 2018 • Startup • Trust D • Hiring 10
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Game Development • Generative Image • Est. 2018 • Startup • Trust D • Hiring 10
Spellbrush builds generative models for anime art and the games made with them, including the illustration tool used by its community. Its research focuses on stylised character generation rather than photorealism. The studio ships its own titles alongside the underlying model work.
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Software Engineer

≈ $126k – $250k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States, Tokyo, Japan) • Full-Time • Middle • Japanese: C1
TypeScript
SQL
Python
Databases
Google BigQuery
Amazon Redshift
Snowflake
AI/ML
Embeddings
Ray
Spark
Google AI Studio
DevOps
Amazon S3
GCP
Azure
AWS
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Orbital Sidekick

orbitalsidekick.com
orbitalsidekick.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Computer Vision • Earth Observation • 51-200 employees • Est. 2016 • Startup • Hiring 2
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Computer Vision • Earth Observation • 51-200 employees • Est. 2016 • Startup • Hiring 2
Know now, act fast. Your partner for best-in-class persistent global monitoring on the mission to optimize sustainable operations and security.
Daniel Katz · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Tushar Prabhakar · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Eddy Ho · Director
Donna See · Director
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Open 725 daysTop 25% pay 2 years ago Long shot · 5%

Senior Ground Software Operations Engineer

$130k – $180k per year • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • San Francisco • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
DevOps
Unix
Linux
GCP
AWS
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Endorsed

endorsed.com
endorsed.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • AI Agents • Recruiting Software & ATS • 501-1000 employees • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 4
HQ: San Francisco, United States • AI Agents • Recruiting Software & ATS • 501-1000 employees • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 4
Endorsed is a recruiting security platform to catch fraud inside your ATS. No extra steps for recruiters or candidates required.
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Open 726 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 2 years ago Long shot · 10%

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

≈ $131k – $227k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • San Francisco • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Rest API
GCP
Azure
AWS
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Avela Corporation

avela.com
avela.com • San Francisco • Boston • Texas • Houston • Wholesale • Est. 2012 • Trust B • Hiring 8
San Francisco • Boston • Texas • Houston • Wholesale • Est. 2012 • Trust B • Hiring 8
Expert global sourcing and efficiency solutions for forward-thinking businesses Schedule a Consultation Stop Wasting time and energyStruggling with the Supply ChainFeeling neglected and frustrated Start Focusing on what mattersMoving fasterRealizing improved ROI Stress-free solutions for the…
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Open 743 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 2 years ago Long shot · 6%

Software Engineer - Full Stack (Data/Platform Heavy, Senior Level)

≈ $179k – $330k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • Hybrid (Boston, San Francisco, United States) • Senior
Go
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Databases
Amazon Aurora
PostgreSQL
Frontend
GraphQL
Chakra UI
React.js
DevOps
AWS CDK
AWS Fargate
AWS Lambda
Amazon S3
AWS
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Playwright
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Skild AI

skild.ai
skild.ai • HQ: Pittsburgh, United States • Foundation Models • Robotic Software & Control Systems • Robotics AI • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2023 • Trust B • Hiring 48, 1 new
HQ: Pittsburgh, United States • Foundation Models • Robotic Software & Control Systems • Robotics AI • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2023 • Trust B • Hiring 48, 1 new
Skild AI is building a general purpose robot brain that transfers across different machines and tasks rather than being trained for one robot at a time. Its models learn from a very large and diverse dataset of robot and human interaction, and the company has demonstrated locomotion, manipulation and inspection behaviours on multiple hardware platforms. The laboratory was founded by robotics faculty from Carnegie Mellon University and raised one of the largest rounds in embodied artificial intelligence.
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Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure

$100k – $300k per year • Senior • 3+ years exp • In office (San Mateo, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
Java
Python
AI/ML
Machine Learning
DevOps
Linux
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Software Engineer, AI Training and Infrastructure

$100k – $300k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (San Mateo, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
C++
Python
C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
Machine Learning
JAX
TensorFlow
PyTorch
DevOps
CI/CD
GCP
Azure
AWS
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Replo

replo.app
replo.app • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Custom Software Development • 11-50 employees • Est. 2021 • Startup • Hiring 2
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Custom Software Development • 11-50 employees • Est. 2021 • Startup • Hiring 2
Sell anything with Replo. Build, design, optimize, and operate your store, all through chat. Trusted by 91,000+ leading brands selling more on the Internet.
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Open 766 daysTop 25% pay 2 years ago Long shot · 6%

Founding Engineer

$180k – $350k per year • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
TypeScript
Databases
ClickHouse
AI/ML
Agentic Workflows
Claude Code
Design
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DEUNA

deuna.com
deuna.com • Bogotá • San Francisco • Mexico City • E-commerce Platforms • Payment Processing & Gateways • 51-200 employees • Startup • Trust A • Hiring 16
Bogotá • San Francisco • Mexico City • E-commerce Platforms • Payment Processing & Gateways • 51-200 employees • Startup • Trust A • Hiring 16
The unified platform to grow and simplify commerce. The AI-powered platform to orchestrate global payments and accelerate commerce performance.
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Open 773 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 2 years ago Long shot · 8%

Senior Fullstack Engineer

≈ $154k – $284k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • English: C1
Go
TypeScript
PHP
PHP
Magento
DevOps
AWS
Management
Agile
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Letta

letta.com
letta.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • AI Development Tools • AI Agents • 1-10 employees • Est. 2023 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 4
HQ: San Francisco, United States • AI Development Tools • AI Agents • 1-10 employees • Est. 2023 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 4
Letta is a company founded in 2023 by University of California, Berkeley researchers behind the MemGPT project on long-term memory for language models. Its open-source framework and cloud service give agents persistent memory that survives beyond a context window, with tooling to inspect and edit what an agent remembers. The project is widely used by developers building assistants that must retain state over months.
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Open 781 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago Visa sponsor 2 years ago Long shot · 4%

Software Engineer, Agent Harness

≈ $145k – $310k per year (Estimated) • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
TypeScript
SQL
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
vLLM
Letta
Ollama
Ray
Anthropic
OpenAI
Spark
LLM
Frontend
Tailwind CSS
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Complete

complete.ai
complete.ai • HQ: Billings, United States • HR & Payroll Software • 51-200 employees • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 6
HQ: Billings, United States • HR & Payroll Software • 51-200 employees • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 6
Complete is a software company building compensation infrastructure for teams, with fair and consistent workflows powered by real market data and clear analytics. Its platform is meant to make compensation understandable and trusted by everyone involved rather than hidden in spreadsheets. The company hires sales development, customer success, product design and full stack engineering staff and is based in the United States.
Thomas Murray · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Michael Zabawa · Executive Officer · decision-maker
John Soares · Director · decision-maker
Stephen Zabawa · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
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Open 802 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago Visa sponsor 2 years ago Long shot · 8%

Founding Engineer

≈ $166k – $306k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time
JavaScript
Python
Python
Django
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Cursor
ChatGPT
Claude Code
Frontend
GraphQL
React Query
React.js
DevOps
Datadog
GitHub
Docker
Management
Linear
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Bronco AI

bronco.ai
bronco.ai • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Custom Software Development • 1-10 employees • Est. 2022 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Custom Software Development • 1-10 employees • Est. 2022 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 3
AI for chip design and verification. Bronco debugs simulations, brings up testbenches, generates RTL, and closes coverage to win the race to tape-out.
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Open 809 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 2 years ago Long shot · 4%

Founding Software Engineer

≈ $148k – $316k per year (Estimated) • Equity • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
C++
Python
AI/ML
LLM
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Bubba Gump Shrimp Co

bubbagump.com
bubbagump.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Catering & Food Services • Seafood • Est. 1996 • Trust B • Hiring 3
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Catering & Food Services • Seafood • Est. 1996 • Trust B • Hiring 3
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co is a casual restaurant chain based on a motion picture property, serving creative seafood dishes inspired by the film Forrest Gump. It began in 1996 on Cannery Row in Monterey, California, and has 22 locations in the United States and 16 international locations. The company is based in the United States.
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Open 820 daysVerified live · 14 min ago 2 years ago Long shot · 3%

Software Engineer(New Grad)

≈ $106k – $215k per year (Estimated) • Junior • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Junior
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OneSchema

oneschema.co
oneschema.co • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Machine Learning • Custom Software Development • 11-50 employees • Est. 2021 • Startup • Hiring 2
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Machine Learning • Custom Software Development • 11-50 employees • Est. 2021 • Startup • Hiring 2
Deploy AI agents to automate data intake, cleanup, and reconciliation across spreadsheets, files, and legacy systems, reducing manual operational overhead.
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Open 840 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 2 years ago Long shot · 6%

Senior Software Engineer

≈ $160k – $295k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 3+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Rust
Ruby
TypeScript
SQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
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Letter AI

letter.ai
letter.ai • HQ: Chicago, United States • Sales Enablement • 51-200 employees • Startup • Hiring 11
HQ: Chicago, United States • Sales Enablement • 51-200 employees • Startup • Hiring 11
Empower your revenue teams to win more deals, faster. Get our all-in-one revenue enablement platform that unifies content, training, coaching, and buyer engagement.
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Open 842 daysTop 25% pay Visa sponsor 2 years ago Long shot · 6%

Full Stack Engineer

$130k – $240k per year • Equity • Middle • 3+ years exp • Hybrid (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
AI/ML
LLM
Frontend
Redux
React.js
DevOps
Terraform
AWS
Design
Figma
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Shakudo

shakudo.io
shakudo.io • San Francisco • Bengaluru • Toronto • Menlo Park • AI Development Tools • MLOps • 51-200 employees • Startup • Trust D • Hiring 12
San Francisco • Bengaluru • Toronto • Menlo Park • AI Development Tools • MLOps • 51-200 employees • Startup • Trust D • Hiring 12
Integrate AI in your business processes without giving up your intellectual property. Shakudo runs AI inside your own infrastructure, on your own data.
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Senior Software Engineer - Platform Development

≈ $156k – $286k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
TypeScript
DevOps
Helm
Terraform
Windows
Linux
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HeyGen

heygen.com
heygen.com • HQ: Los Angeles, United States • Generative Video • 51-200 employees • Est. 2020 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 19
HQ: Los Angeles, United States • Generative Video • 51-200 employees • Est. 2020 • Startup • Trust B • Hiring 19
HeyGen is a company founded in 2020 that generates presenter videos from text using synthetic avatars and cloned voices. Its translation feature re-voices existing footage in other languages while matching lip movement, which made it popular with marketing and training teams. The company reports fast revenue growth serving businesses that produce large volumes of localised video.
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Backend Engineer - Infrastructure

$180k – $240k per year • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Los Angeles, San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Junior
Python
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
DevOps
GCP
Azure
AWS
Kubernetes
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Likely inactiveTop 25% pay 3 years ago Long shot · 8%

Fullstack Software Engineer

$180k – $215k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
JavaScript
Python
Go
TypeScript
Databases
MySQL
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Rest API
GCP
Azure
AWS
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Backend Engineer

$170k – $220k per year • Middle • 4+ years exp • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
Python
C++
C++
OpenGL
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
DevOps
Rest API
GCP
Azure
AWS
WebRTC
Kubernetes
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Backend Developer Salary in San Francisco
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